The Papers consist of five typed article and chapter drafts.

Extracts from letters sent from Bombay 1662-1678 from the India Office Records with a compliment slip from L.M. Anstey. Typed material, 12 pages plus compliment slip which is dated 6 November 1924. With these letters is a handwritten note initialed by Rawlinson, suggesting that Dr Spear of Sir Patrick Cadell would make a good article or to put in the Journal of the Royal Asiatic Society as "Selections from Bombay Archives". Note is undated.

"The Capture of Bassein 1739". Manuscript of article concerning the capture of the Portuguese fortress of Bassein by the Marathas. Manuscript has author's name as H.G. Rawlinson at its end and at head of article H.G.R. has been annotated. Typed, 6 pages, undated.

The Kingdoms of the Deccan - an incomplete manuscript with annotated heading Chapter XXII Part I, and "By H.G. Rawlinson". It has 110 numbered pages and has further inserted pages. Typed with handwritten annotations, undated.

"What Happened in India in 1857 by H.G. Rawlinson C.I.E., Author of India, a Short Cultural History, British Beginnings in India, etc." It has Rawlinson's address as London, so presumable written after his return to England. Article manuscript, typed with annotations, 11 pages + title page, undated.

The Papers of Edward William West reflect his interest in Pahlavi language and Zoroastrianism. The majority are handwritten notebooks and other manuscripts in which he did his work. These often have many inserts. There are also loose handwritten notes, some correspondence and some printed material.

The manuscripts compiled by Edward William West. Many of these were listed by de Menasce. West was interested in many topics which are reflected in these manuscripts.

Pages from Epigraphia Indica covering Kharepatan Plates of Rattaraja, Verawal Image Inscription, Sitabaldi Inscription of the Time of Vikramaditya VI, Tigbundi Plates of the Time of Vikramaditya VI, and India Office Plate of Vijayarajadeva". Pages 292 - 315. Also includes a black and white photograph of fragments of inscriptions.

The Papers mainly consist of original Manuscript drafts for the translations of The Tūzuk-i-Jahāngīrī, or, Memoirs of Jahāngīr and Baihaki's life of Masaud. These are in Rogers' hand but the manuscript for The Tūzuk-i-Jahāngīrī is annotated and edited by Beveridge. There is some correspondence - three letters from Beveridge concerning Roger's translation and preservation of the manuscript.

This series consists of the manuscripts for translations undertaken by Rogers for both The Memoirs of Jahāngīr and Baihaki's Life of Masaud.